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The Hartford Insurance Group

HIG
63
Insurance - Diversified · Financial Services
Price
$136.10
-1.02 (-0.74%)
Market Cap
$37.31B
Winston Score
63
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

19.1% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 354.1M (2021) → 286.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

The Hartford Financial Services Group is an insurance company based in Hartford, Connecticut. It sells property and casualty insurance to businesses and individuals, covering things like car accidents, fires, and workplace injuries. It also offers group benefits like disability and life insurance, mainly to employers who provide coverage to their workers.

The Hartford earns money by collecting premiums from policyholders and investing that money until claims need to be paid. It operates primarily in the United States and is one of the larger commercial insurance providers in the country, with a strong position in small and mid-sized business coverage built partly through a long-standing partnership with AARP for personal lines. The company's high return on invested capital reflects disciplined underwriting, but its main risk is rising claims costs from inflation and increasingly severe weather events, which can quickly erode profitability if premiums do not keep pace.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+33.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.6%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$64.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

The Hartford Insurance Group is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
34.6%
Modest — 34.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
8.7%
Modest — 8.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
18.4%
Strong — 18.4% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+6.3%
Slow sales growth (+6.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+39.4%
Earnings growing fast (+39.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
135%
Turns 135% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
19.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (19.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.22
Conservative — low debt load (0.22)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
22.20x
Comfortably covers interest (22.2x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.7

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-2.4
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.66%
Small dividend — 1.66% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+15.4%
Dividend growing fast (15.4% YoY)

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